- be straining at the leash
- to be very eager to do something that you are being prevented from doing at the present time.
Meanwhile we hear that our soldiers have reached a peak of fitness and are straining at the leash.
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be straining at the leash
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straining at the leash — EAGER, impatient, anxious, enthusiastic; informal itching, dying. → leash * * * straining at the leash Impatient or eager to begin • • • Main Entry: ↑leash … Useful english dictionary
straining at the leash — thousands of young actors are straining at the leash just for the chance to audition Syn: eager, impatient, anxious, enthusiastic; informal itching, dying … Thesaurus of popular words
straining at the leash — Meaning Be enthusiastic to free whatever is restricting you an get on with something. Origin Like a dog held by a lead … Meaning and origin of phrases
strain at the leash — phrase to try and escape from someone’s control so that you can do what you want teenagers straining at the parental leash Thesaurus: to escape from a place or situationsynonym Main entry: leash * * * I … Useful english dictionary
strain at the leash — to try and escape from someone s control so that you can do what you want teenagers straining at the parental leash … English dictionary
leash — 1. noun keep your dog on a leash Syn: lead, tether, rope, chain, restraint 2. verb 1) she leashed the dog Syn: put a/the leash on, put a/the lead on, tether, tie up, secure, restrain 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
leash — n. & v. n. a thong for holding a dog; a dog s lead. v.tr. 1 put a leash on. 2 restrain. Phrases and idioms: straining at the leash eager to begin. Etymology: ME f. OF lesse, laisse f. specific use of laisser let run on a slack lead: see LEASE … Useful english dictionary
leash — [ liʃ ] noun count a long thin piece of material attached to a dog s collar so that it can be controlled in a public place: All dogs must be kept on a leash while on the beaches. a short/tight leash under strict control: Her parents keep her on a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Biff, the Michigan Wolverine — Biff, the Wolverine was a live wolverine who served as a team mascot at University of Michigan Wolverines football games and was later kept in a small zoo at the University of Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s. In the mid 1920s, before the… … Wikipedia
strain — strain1 [streın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(difficulty)¦ 3¦(force)¦ 4¦(injury)¦ 5¦(plant/animal)¦ 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(way of saying something)¦ 8 strains of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1500 1600; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
